CBSE Class 6 Social Science Geography Major Domains of the Earth MCQs

Question. The Tropic of Cancer, the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through:
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) South America
(d) Antarctica

Answer :  B

Question. Which continent is bounded by water bodies on three sides?
(a) Australia
(b) Africa
(c) Asia
(d) Europe

Answer :  D

Question. The domain of the earth consisting of solid rocks is
(a) Atmosphere
(b) Lithosphere
(c) Hydrosphere
(d) Biosphere

Answer :  B

Question. Which of the following NOT among the different layers of the atmosphere
(a) Hydrosphere
(b) Troposphere
(c) Thermosphere
(d) Mesosphere

Answer :  A

Question.Which one of the following continents lies on both sides of the equator
(a) South America
(b) Australia
(c) Africa
(d) Europe

Answer :  C

Question. Which is the third largest continent of the world
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) South America
(d) North America

Answer :  D

Question. Life exists in this zone:
(a) Lithosphere
(b) Biosphere
(c) Hydrosphere
(d) Atmosphere.

Answer :  B

Question. The highest mountain peak on the earth is
(a) Everest
(b) K2
(c) Aravalli
(d) Kanchenjunga

Answer :  A

Question. Which continent lie west of Asia
(a) Europe
(b) South America
(c) North America
(d) Australia

Answer :  A

Question. _____ passes through the Europe
(a) Antarctic Circle
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Tropic of cancer
(d) Arctic Circle

Answer :  D

Question. Large part of Africa lies in the
(a) Northern Hemisphere
(b) Southern Hemisphere
(c) Western Hemisphere
(d) Eastern Hemisphere

Answer :  A

Question. The mountain range that separates Europe from Asia is :
(a) The Andes
(b) The Himalayans
(c) The Urals
(d) The tropic of capricon

Answer :  C

Question. A narrow strip of land joining two landmasses is called:
(a) Strait
(b) Isthmus
(c) Strip
(d) Beach

Answer :  B

Question. The Arctic Circle passes through
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) All of these

Answer :  D

Question. Which one is not the layer of Atmosphere?
(a) The Biosphere
(b) The Trosphere •
(c) The Stratosphere
(d) The Mesosphere

Answer :  A

Question. The interaction of which one of the following sphere do NOT make up the biosphere
(a) Asthenosphere
(b) Atmosphere
(c) Hydrosphere
(d) Lithosphere

Answer :  A

Question. Maitri and Dakshin Gangotri are the India’s research stations situated in:
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) South America
(d) Antarctica

Answer :  D

Question. Which one of the following is not a domain of the earth?
(a) Barysphere
(b) Hydrosphere
(c) Atmosphere
(d) Lithosphere

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following is NOT a continent?
(a) India
(b) Africa
(c) Europe
(d) Australia

Answer :  A

Question. The _____________ ocean is named after a country
(a) Arctic
(b) Indian
(c) Antarctic
(d) Pacific

Answer :  B

Question. The water mass of the earth including oceans, seas, rivers etc in the atmosphere
(a) Hydrosphere
(b) Lithosphere
(c) Atmosphere
(d) Biosphere

Answer :  A

Question. Why do humans not use the ocean water?
(a) Too sour
(b) Too saltycorrect
(c) Too sweet
(d) All of these

Answer :  B

Question. Which of the following is not the components of the Hydrosphere?
(a) Rivers
(b) Ice sheet
(c) Ocean
(d) Rocks

Answer :  D

Question. Atmosphere is
(a) The layer of nitrogen gases which surrounds the earth
(b) Layer of various gases which surrounds the earth
(c) The layer of oxygen gases which surrounds the earth
(d) The layer of carbon gases which surrounds the earth

Answer :  B

Question. Which of the following is NOT an ocean
(a) Indian
(b) Pacific
(c) Antarctica
(d) Atlantic

Answer :  C

Question. On which planet is the life found
(a) Venus
(b) Mercury
(c) Mars
(d) Earth

Answer :  D

Question. Which of the following is NOT among the major domains of the earth?
(a) Lithosphere
(b) Hydrosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Atmosphere

Answer :  C

Question. The major constituent of atmosphere by percent is
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Carbon

Answer :  B

Question. The continent of North America is linked to South America by
(a) Canal
(b) Mountain
(c) Sea
(d) Isthmus

Answer :  D

Question. Which is the earth consisting of solid portion?
(a) The Atmosphere
(b) Hydrosphere
(c) The Lithospherecorrect
(d) All of these

Answer :  C